Social Studies 12 – Population Distribution – Lesson 7: Population Policies – Ageing Populations

Overview

Duration

100 minutes

Lesson Objective

• To learn about ageing population.

Lesson Outcomes

• To define and calculate ageing dependency ratios.
• To explain the problems caused by an ageing population.
• To analyse how France have tried to boost their fertility rate

The Lesson

Sequence

1. Riddle me this…
2. Starter: Key Terms Dominoes.
3. The Ageing Ratio [teacher led instruction and note taking].
4. Task 1 | DICE Report Analysis [individual task].
5. Task 2 | France Pro-Natalist Policy Investigation [individual task].
6. Task 3 | Creative Ways to up the Birth Rate [individual task].
7. Review: Peer Testing! [paired task].

GlobalGeek Resources

External Resources

• Task 2 | The Guardian Article
• Task 2 | The Local Article
• Task 2 | France24 Article
• Task 3 | 6 Creative Ways Countries Have Tried to up Their Birth Rates